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Various spiders, boxelder bugs, cluster flies, and lady beetles are entering homes now. Pest-proofing or cutting down on entry ways can reduce problems with them indoors. Here are some useful tips to pest proof your house.

Applications for the 2015 LaRue County Agricultural Investment Program (CAIP) are available at the LaRue County Cooperative Extension Service Office. Applications must be submitted by close of business on Wednesday, November 11. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

There are several things that LaRue County forage producers can do this fall that will help insure a better forage crop next spring, next year and for years to come. Let’s look at a few tips.

Fall is also an excellent time to take samples for a soil test analysis (free to county residents) and crop fertility recommendations, especially if you’re going to seed clover or alfalfa. Having the soil test done now gives you time to apply recommended fertilizer and allows any needed lime to start reacting.

The LaRue County Young Farmers are looking for new members! The first meeting of the year will be held at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, November 12 in the Community Center at Hodgenville Park. There will be a light meal, and a brief educational presentation followed by basketball. For more information, contact Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Agriculture Specialist Daniel Carpenter at 270-307-5634 or dcarpenter0012@kctcs.edu.

The first meeting of the year for the LaRue County Young Farmers will be held at 7:30 p.m., November 12 at the Community Center at Hodgenville Park. There will be a light meal and a brief educational presentation followed by basketball. The Young Farmers meetings are geared towards young farmers and young agribusiness professionals, but they are open to anyone with an interest in agriculture. For more information, contact Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Agriculture Specialist Daniel Carpenter at 270-307-5634 or dcarpenter0012@kctcs.edu.

The 2015 LaRue County Agricultural Investment Program (CAIP) has been funded for $110,000. This is the seventh year LaRue County CAIP has been offered by the Governor’s Office of Agricultural Policy (GOAP) and the County Agricultural Development Council.